The Connie Frank Transplant Center at UCSF provides care for patients seeking pre and post kidney and pancreas transplantation services. Patients requiring a kidney transplant suffer from End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and are in the fifth stage of the disease. Patients needing a pancreas transplant suffer from Type 1 Diabetes. Usually patients needing a pancreas are also in need of a kidney transplant.
Established in 1964, UCSF has performed more kidney transplants than any other hospital in the world. As a major transplant center for the West, UCSF's kidney team evaluates about 1,200 patients a year as potential transplant candidates.
Currently, UCSF performs more than 300 kidney transplants per year. That's twice as many as any other transplant program in Northern California, according to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS).
There are over 82,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant and over a 1,000 waiting for a pancreas. Patients needing both a pancreas and kidney are over 2,000. You can maintain yourself current on this information by visiting the UNOS website.
For information on UCSF’s post-transplant outcomes for both the Living Donor and Deceased programs please visit the following websites:
You'll need a referral from your primary care provider or specialist to make an appointment. Once you have the referral, please call the number below.
Connie Frank Transplant Center at UCSF
400 Parnassus Ave., Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-1551
Phone: (888) 894-6361
Pre-Kidney Fax: (415) 353-8708
Post-Kidney Fax: (415) 353-8381
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Health insurance card, health insurance authorization, pharmacy benefit card and photo identification card. Co-pays will be collected at check-in.
Note: name and address on photo ID must match name and address on insurance cards.
Post Transplant Patients MUST bring: same items as above and current medication cards. Patient should also bring a copy of any laboratory work results done outside of the UCSF Medical Center.
Patients requiring a transplant must be referred by a physician. Patients are referred for kidney transplant by their nephrologists and pancreas patients by their endocrinologist, nephrologist or internist if they are not seeing an endocrinologist.
Last updated February 1, 2012
The UCSF Transplant Service also offers some specialized procedures for kidney patients in addition to kidney transplant.
Some of these procedures include:
If you are currently on dialysis, or are approaching end-stage renal disease and would like to learn more about whether a kidney transplant is a good option for you, please call the UCSF Kidney Transplant Service at (415) 353 –1551.
Patients who live outside of San Francisco may be assessed at our clinics located in Mountain View, Fresno, Stockton and San Luis Obispo, Calif., and in Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii. Initial appointments for these clinics are arranged through the UCSF Kidney Transplant Service at (415) 353 –1551.
Public parking at UCSF Medical Center is available in the seven-level Millberry Union Garage at 500 Parnassus Ave. There are two garage entrances — one on the north side of Parnassus Avenue and another on Irving Street, just east of Third Avenue. Parking is $3 an hour, with a maximum fee of $24 for up to 24 hours. The garage is open 24 hours daily.
Another garage, at 350 Parnassus Ave., is open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The fee is $4 an hour, with a maximum daily fee of $22.
Metered street parking is rarely available.
Patients being admitted to the hospital may be dropped off at the circular driveway leading to the main entrance at 505 Parnassus Ave. This area also may be used to pick up patients who are being discharged.
For more information about parking at Parnassus, call Campus Parking Services at 476-2566.
Valet parking service is available at the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) at 400 Parnassus Ave. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The valet service is free. Patients pay regular parking fees — $3 an hour, with a maximum fee of $24 for up to 24 hours. For more information about the valet service, call (415) 476-6200.
A UCSF "greeter" also is available at the ACC from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist patients find their way.
UCSF Medical Center is accessible via Muni streetcar line N-Judah*, which stops at Second Avenue and Irving Street, and the following Muni bus lines, which stop in front of the hospital:
For more information about Muni visit, www.sfmuni.com.
* Wheelchair accessible bus routes
